Peggy McNeal

Climate change education: the perspective from middle school teachers part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
Schools should be active places where citizens learn about climate and how to advocate for stewardship of the planet. However, the global nature of climate science, the complexity of Earth systems, misconceptions ...

Results of the 2021/2022 GER Needs Assessment Survey: A Snapshot of the Community part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday Poster Session
The geoscience education research (GER) community began to coalesce as its own independent field in the 2000s, after significant groundwork done by "border crossers" in prior decades (NRC, 2012). By 2014, ...

What spatial thinking skills are important in hydrogeology? part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session A
Hydrogeologists integrate three-dimensional data from maps, wells, field sites, and models to understand subsurface movement of groundwater and pollutants. This work is highly spatial. While many students enter ...

Development of a Hydrogeology Concept Inventory part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday Poster Session
Concept inventories are fundamental in assessing and evaluating student knowledge and understanding across science disciplines. In the earth sciences, existing inventories measure student understanding of ...

Draw an Earth Scientist: Investigating the Evolution of Conceptions in Preservice Teachers part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Oral Sessions:Oral Session V
The purpose of this research was to identify preservice teachers' preconceptions about Earth scientists and investigate how these conceptions change after completion of an Earth science course and student ...

A Synthesis of Current Literature in Atmospheric Science Education part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Poster Sessions:Posters
Teaching and learning about the atmosphere is an integral part of Earth science education, yet the atmosphere is distinctly different from the geosphere, especially as it deals primarily with complex fluid ...

Using the Paleobiology Database with Preservice Teachers and Middle School Students to Address the Next Generation Science Standards part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday
As a rich data source of paleontological data, the Paleobiology Data Base (PBDB) was used in lessons with preservice teachers and middle school students to address the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). ...

A Pilot Study of Spatial Thinking for Meteorology Education part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Poster Sessions:Tuesday
The important role of spatial thinking in STEM education is established, yet minimally applied to meteorology education and the study of atmospheric sciences. Weather forecasting, involving hand plotting of ...

Writing Retreat part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Morning Workshops:Writing Retreat
The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) community of practice theory to create a structured retreat for sustained writing. Participants will engage in dedicated writing time with the purpose ...

Writing Retreat: Writing as a Community of Practice part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Writing Retreat
*Pre-registration for this event is required and space is limited. You can sign up when you register for the Earth Educators' Rendezvous. Overview The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) ...

Standing on the Shoulders of DBER Giants to Advance a New Community: Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER) part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program
Join the ASER working group for a discussion and brainstorming session about the current state of ASER and plans for the future. We especially welcome those with a historical perspective on the evolution of GER who ...